Jesus refers to three public acts of power and glory that were typically associated with prophets.1 It was expected that if someone could prophesy, drive out demons and perform miracles, then that meant that they must be sent by God. Scripture affirms however that Satan and his followers can also perform some miracles by which they aim to deceive (Matthew 24:24; 2 Thessalonians 2:9; Revelation 13:13–15; Revelation 16:14; Revelation 19:20).2 Acts of power are thus not of the essence when it comes to making a judgment between true and false prophets, but fruit, fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:16–25).3
22 Plusieurs me diront en ce jour-là: Seigneur, Seigneur, n'avons-nous pas prophétisé par ton nom? n'avons-nous pas chassé des démons par ton nom? et n'avons-nous pas fait beaucoup de miracles par ton nom?